G39-74 Ordinance No. G39-74
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A RIGHT OF ENTRY TO AUTHORIZED CITY OFFICIALS
FOR THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS AND PREMISES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT
OF THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELGIN
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any
ordinance or resolution, or whenever there is reasonable cause to believe
there exists an ordinance or resolution violation in any building or upon
any premises within the jurisdiction of the city, any authorized official
of the city of Elgin, Illinois, may, upon presentation of proper credentials,
enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same
or to perform any duty imposed upon him by ordinance; PROVIDED, that except
in emergency situations or when consent of the owner and/or occupant to
the inspection has been otherwise obtained, he shall give the owner and/or
occupant, if they can be located after reasonable effort, twenty-four hours
written notice of the authorized official's intention to inspect. The
notice transmitted to the owner and/or occupant shall state that the property
owner has the right to refuse entry and that in the event such entry is
refused, inspection may be made only upon issuance of a search warrant by
a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event the owner and/or occupant
refuses entry after such request has been made, the official is hereby
empowered to seek assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction in
obtaining such entry.
Section 2. Section 112-0 of the Building Code is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section H.121.0 is hereby amended by deleting all provisions
following the first sentence.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage
in the manner provided by law and shall be published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council.
_s/W. E. Rauschenberger
W E. Rauschenberger, Mayor
Presented: June 26, 1974
Passed: June 26, 1974
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: June 26, 1974
Published: June 26, 1974
Attest:
MMaargaret A,. Glunnkk, City Clerk
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